We add 2000 Russian River & Carneros Chardonnays to the program from Rudd wine in barrel & grape contracts. Fruit sourced and wine made by David. Our production of 1,500 cases goes to 7,500 cases overnight.

We add Cabernet Sauvignon from Jericho Canyon and Diamond Mountain to our production mix. Our first reds!

David leaves Rudd following the 2001 vintage to go independent.

2002

We find a temporary situation in Healdsburg to share a facility to produce our wine.

We can now offer wine direct to consumer with our new winegrower license.

Ritchie Vineyard Chardonnay joins the single-vineyard program.

We hire our first employee, Cameron Frey, now VP of Winemaking.

And we hire our second employee, Alice Sprouse, who became our Associate Winemaker.

We purchase equipment like mad to prepare for crush in 2003.

2003

We move into 202 Haydon Street, Healdsburg - our own winery, and currently our red production building.

2004

We add Pedregal Vineyard Cabernet and the Syrah varietal to our portfolio.

We hire David Greene, now our Cellar Master.

2005

Carla pays herself a small salary for the first time!

We launch our first website.

We hire David Fischer, now our VP of Sales & Marketing. David Ramey removes his "sales hat".

We hire Patrice Veneziano, now Direct Sales & Hospitality, originally for order fulfillment and tastings. Carla & David remove more hats.

2006

Paul Smith is hired as a harvest intern. He's now Assistant Cellar Master and Chef.

2007

We purchase a mobile bottling line in partnership with Chateau Montelena.

We move into 25 Healdsburg Avenue, our white wine production building, a build-to-suit winery with a designated consumer tasting room. Carla moves her home office to winery.

David & Carla's daughter Claire, son Alan, and son-in-law, Ivan Pejovic, join Ramey as harvest interns. Claire later joins the team full time as does Alan after graduating college in 2015. Ivan continues to work part-time as he finishes college classes. Next generation owners in training!